First published 2023
Fox News personality and bestselling author Gregg Jarrett assembles the foundational texts that built America. This collection brings together the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, and Articles of Confederation alongside pivotal speeches from American history. Jarrett provides commentary explaining how each document contributed to shaping the nation. The volume includes Frederick Douglass's Fourth of July address, Lincoln's Second Inaugural, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, and Reagan's Berlin Wall remarks. Jarrett argues these writings and speeches represent the intellectual foundation of American democracy. The book serves as both historical reference and patriotic tribute, offering readers direct access to the words that defined America's political development from its founding through the modern era.
Genres: history, politics, non-fiction, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-nonfiction
Setting: America, Berlin Wall
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century, American Founding
525 pages · Kindle Edition · Broadside Books